More than a century ago, Don José Varela established a sugar mill plant in Panama. In 1936, his family began distilling alcohol from the sugar cane. Today, the third generation of the Varela family has more than 2,000 acres of land used to cultivate sugar cane to produce Panamanian spirits.

More than a century ago, Don José Varela established a sugar mill plant in Panama. In 1936, his family began distilling alcohol from the sugar cane. Today, the third generation of the Varela family has more than 2,000 acres of land used to cultivate sugar cane to produce Panamanian spirits.